https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Thursday slammed as "indecent" reported attempts by an American to pay locals $200,000 each to sign a petition calling for Greenland to join the US. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260508/greenland-slams-bid-to-buy-signatures-for-petition-to-join-us Fri, 08 May 2026 08:54:57 +0200 greenland-slams-bid-to-buy-signatures-for-petition-to-join-us Denmark and its territory Greenland on Saturday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260222/greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-ship-danish-minister-says Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:42:23 +0100 greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-ship-danish-minister-says Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still sought ownership of Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260215/danish-pm-says-trumps-desire-to-own-greenland-persists Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:26:04 +0100 danish-pm-says-trumps-desire-to-own-greenland-persists US Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed Friday that talks with Denmark on the running of Greenland would be pursued, amid US demands to control the Arctic territory, Denmark's prime minister said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260214/danish-pm-says-new-us-talks-on-greenland-to-be-held Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:18:30 +0100 danish-pm-says-new-us-talks-on-greenland-to-be-held Sixty percent of Danes now consider the United States an adversary, with less than a fifth seeing the fellow NATO member as an ally, a poll conducted for public broadcaster DR showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260203/majority-of-danes-now-see-us-as-an-adversary Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:08:59 +0100 majority-of-danes-now-see-us-as-an-adversary Between 8,000 and 10,000 people joined an emotional silent march in Copenhagen on Saturday organised by Denmark's Veterans' Association to protest Donald Trump's comments downplaying the role of non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260131/danish-war-veterans-to-hold-silent-march-after-trump-insult Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:52:29 +0100 danish-war-veterans-to-hold-silent-march-after-trump-insult The US Embassy in Copenhagen said it meant no harm by removing flags placed by Danish protesters outside the building and has now replaced them. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260128/us-embassy-in-copenhagen-restores-danish-flags-from-trump-protest Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:40:50 +0100 us-embassy-in-copenhagen-restores-danish-flags-from-trump-protest Greenland and Denmark have formed a united front to face down US President Donald Trump, momentarily setting aside the troubled history between them. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260124/greenland-denmark-set-aside-troubled-history-to-face-down-trump Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:08:42 +0100 greenland-denmark-set-aside-troubled-history-to-face-down-trump Apps that allow consumers in Denmark to avoid purchasing US-made products are becoming increasingly popular in a backlash against the policies of President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260122/the-apps-used-by-danes-to-boycott-american-products Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:04:20 +0100 the-apps-used-by-danes-to-boycott-american-products Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark's capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260117/large-crowds-expected-for-hands-off-greenland-protests Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:15:41 +0100 large-crowds-expected-for-hands-off-greenland-protests Donald Trump on Friday warned that he could slap tariffs on countries that do not support his Greenland takeover plans, as US Congress members visited Copenhagen to give their backing for Denmark and its autonomous Arctic island. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260117/trump-threatens-tariffs-as-us-lawmakers-back-denmark-greenland Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:28:09 +0100 trump-threatens-tariffs-as-us-lawmakers-back-denmark-greenland Greenland's political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, raising concern worldwide. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260110/we-dont-want-to-be-americans-greenlands-political-parties-say Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:46:26 +0100 we-dont-want-to-be-americans-greenlands-political-parties-say US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attacked the Danish scientific community by calling its research on vaccines ‘propaganda’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250807/danish-vaccine-scientists-accused-of-propaganda-by-us-health-secretary Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:48:08 +0200 danish-vaccine-scientists-accused-of-propaganda-by-us-health-secretary A contentious agreement to permit US troops on Danish soil is causing fresh disputes in Denmark's parliament, as left-wing parties denounce the government’s move to hold a closed parliamentary hearing on the deal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250516/danish-opposition-protests-closed-door-hearing-on-us-defence-deal Fri, 16 May 2025 10:52:08 +0200 danish-opposition-protests-closed-door-hearing-on-us-defence-deal Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has reacted to a report that the US plans to increase its intelligence operations in Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish crown territory, warning that spying on allies is “unacceptable”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250509/one-cannot-spy-on-an-ally-danish-pm-on-greenland-spy-claim Fri, 09 May 2025 17:28:17 +0200 one-cannot-spy-on-an-ally-danish-pm-on-greenland-spy-claim The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday that it summoned the US chargé d’affaires, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, for a formal discussion following allegations of increased American intelligence activity in Greenland. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250508/denmark-holds-talks-with-us-over-alleged-spying-in-greenland Thu, 08 May 2025 19:09:57 +0200 denmark-holds-talks-with-us-over-alleged-spying-in-greenland Greenland will never be a "piece of property" to be bought, the Arctic island's new prime minister said on Sunday, criticising US talk of seizing the Danish autonomous territory as lacking respect. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250427/greenland-pm-visits-denmark-as-trump-threats-loom Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:11:40 +0200 greenland-pm-visits-denmark-as-trump-threats-loom Denmark has the right to break a new defence agreement with the United States if Washington decides to leave Nato, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250414/denmark-can-end-us-defence-agreement-if-washington-leaves-nato Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:07:46 +0200 denmark-can-end-us-defence-agreement-if-washington-leaves-nato Thousands of Danish jobs are at risk after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs Wednesday on imports from countries around the world, notably China and the European Union. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250403/how-will-denmark-be-affected-by-trump-tariffs Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:16:40 +0200 how-will-denmark-be-affected-by-trump-tariffs Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is hoping to meet his US counterpart Marco Rubio at a NATO meeting this week, his ministry has confirmed amid tensions over US President Donald Trump's pledge to take Greenland. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250402/danish-fm-rasmussen-could-meet-us-counterpart-rubio-amid-greenland-tensions Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:50:08 +0200 danish-fm-rasmussen-could-meet-us-counterpart-rubio-amid-greenland-tensions